Senior Power Electronics Engineer: Solar Regulator

Blue Origin; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 157,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Parental leave

Disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Education support program

Stock options

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Senior Power Electronics Engineer to own the Solar Array Regulator (SAR) for the TeraWave Spacecraft Bus. You will drive requirements, circuit design, qualification, and production release at constellation scale, balancing reliability with manufacturability and cost.

The role requires leadership in hardware development, test planning, and integration, with emphasis on MIL‑STD‑1540/ECSS standards and radiation‑hardened practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field with 7+ years hardware development experience.
• Experience with solar array regulation topologies (S3R, MPPT, PPT) in space or high-reliability power systems.
• Experience with high-voltage power electronics above 50V and power bus architectures.
• Hands-on hardware qualification campaigns per MIL-STD-1540 or ECSS standards including test plans.
• Radiation-tolerant design practices and TID analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead circuit design for the Solar Array Regulator, including S3R, PPT, and MPPT topologies for a high‑voltage spacecraft power bus.
• Characterize solar array electrical performance across illumination angles, temperature ranges, and eclipse/sun transition scenarios to define design margins and inform control algorithm development.
• Define thermal dissipation requirements for shunt elements and collaborate with thermal engineering to validate heat rejection across all operating modes.
• Derive and maintain SAR hardware requirements, interface control documents (ICDs), and design specifications with systems engineering and adjacent subsystems.
• Participate in FMEA/FMECA activities and drive single‑point failure elimination throughout the design.
• Optimize the SAR design for high‑rate manufacturing, including component commonality, DFM/DFT compliance, and unit cost targets.
• Define and transition Automated Test Equipment (ATE) from development to production, including solar array simulation capability and fault coverage validation.
• Develop and execute hardware qualification plans per MIL‑STD‑1540, SMC‑S‑016, or equivalent standards, and lead anomaly investigation and resolution.
• Serve as the technical authority for the SAR during vehicle integration and flight acceptance test campaigns.
• Own and maintain the complete SAR design package — schematics, PCB layouts, BOMs, drawings, and analysis reports — within the PLM configuration management system.

Skills

Technical leadership

Problem solving

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field

Graduate degree (MS/PhD) in related field

Tools

Altium Designer

LTspice

Windchill PLM

MIL-STD-1540

EMI/EMC design

ECSS-E-ST-10-03

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a Senior Power Electronics Engineer to own the Solar Array Regulator (SAR) for the TeraWave Spacecraft Bus. You will drive requirements, circuit design, qualification, and production release at constellation scale, balancing reliability with manufacturability and cost.

The role requires leadership in hardware development, test planning, and integration, with emphasis on MIL‑STD‑1540/ECSS standards and radiation‑hardened practices.